Denzel Washington’s top 10 movies from best to worst according to IMDb and where to watch them online

Denzel Washington was born in New York in 1954. The actor has received a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Tony Award and 2 Academy Awards. One of them for Glory (1989) in the category of Best Supporting Actor and the second Oscar for Training Day (2001) in the category of Best Actor. Also winner of 3 Golden Globes. In 2020, the New York Times named him the greatest actor of the 21st century.

We pay tribute by compiling all his movies in order from best to worst according to IMDb.

American Gangster

Starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. In this feature film, Denzel played the role of Frank Lucas, a major drug dealer (specifically heroin) in the context of the Vietnam War. On the other hand, Russell Crowe (as Richie Roberts in the movie) played the role of a stubborn and unwavering detective determined to bring down Lucas’ empire. Denzel Washington was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Actor (Drama).

Remember the Titans

A feature film starring Denzel Washington as football coach Herman Boone. Based on real events, the movie is set in the early 70′s. A tumultuous era motivated and conditioned by social and racial conflicts. The trigger was the order of the U.S. federal government to end racial segregation in sports teams and schools. Herman Boone, takes over the leadership and motivation (but also the training) of the team to make it a champion, but also full of values and free of prejudices.

Glory

Starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Cary Elwes. Glory is based on the true story of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which was formed by black male volunteers. The movie had an estimated budget of $18 million and was not very successful at the box office: It grossed $26.8 million. Nevertheless, Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Private Trip in Glory.

Training Day

Starring Ethan Hawke (Jake Hoyt) and Denzel Washington (Alonzo Harris). Denzel plays the role of a respected and decorated Los Angeles cop who clashes with rookie Jake Hoyt, who aspires to lead the department’s narcotics unit, as he observes the underbelly of the system’s blatant corruption. Denzel Washington won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Man on Fire

Denzel Washington played the role of John Creasy, an alcoholic in the U.S. Navy and former CIA agent. He gets a job as a bodyguard for a girl named Lupita Ramos (Dakota Fanning). Things go wrong and she is kidnapped in Mexico City and we see a Denzel Washington unleashed with rage until he finds those responsible for the kidnapping. He was nominated for Best Actor at the NAACP Image Awards for this role.

Philadelphia

Starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. A heartfelt and profound film that revives the struggle for human rights. The film won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor for Tom Hanks and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Streets of Philadelphia” by singer Bruce Springsteen. In total, this major production grossed more than $206 million.

Malcolm X

American biographical drama about the African-American activist Malcolm X, played by Denzel Washington, who was nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars and also at the Globe Awards. The production, which was not spared budget problems between Spike Lee’s expectations and what Warner Bross offered, ended up grossing more than 48 million dollars.

Inside Man

Denzel Washington and Clive Owen starred. The cast was completed by Jodie Foster, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christopher Plummer and Willem Dafoe. As an anecdote about the ins and outs of the production, we highlight Spike Lee’s offer to Denzel Washington to choose between playing a cop or a thief. In the end, he turned down the thief part because he spent most of the movie with his face covered by a mask.

The Hurricane

Denzel Washington plays the story of boxer Rubin Carter, who was accused of triple murder and acquitted after spending almost 20 years in prison. Denzel Washington spent more than a year preparing for his role, both physically and through numerous meetings and interviews with Carter.

The Great Debaters

Denzel Washington directs and stars in the film. It is a drama based on true events. Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) is a professor at Wiley College in Texas, where in 1935 he encouraged and motivated his students to form the first debate team to compete in the national championships at Harvard.